India is celebrating 75 years of its Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav). The book ‘Descendants of Kaṇāda’, is an attempt to celebrate the lives of our scientists who paved the way for our intellectual and scientific growth. Many of them have been well-recognized for their contributions while some remained unsung. An important facet of their lives is that besides being extraordinary in their research, they have been excellent students and teachers. Our choice of scientists was simple; those who devoted their lives to promoting the culture of science, not just publishing scores of scientific articles in journals of repute. It has been a common observation that ineffective communication with society and a lack of interest in historical accounts among young scientists are major hurdles to the popularization of science in India, which is uncalled for, history allows us to put things in perspective. The book is a compilation of biosketches of some of those who worked with immense dedication and practiced science as Dharma. Contents: 1.Brahmagupta: Life and Contributions 2.Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia: A Lonely Khaki-Clad Figure Silently Hitting Every Stone in the Neighbourhood 3.Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan: A Mathematical Genius 4.Pranakrushna Parija: Founder of Botanical Studies in Odisha 5.Meghnad Saha: An Extraordinary Astrophysicist 6.Yellapragada SubbaRow: A Scientific Saint 7.Maharajapuram Seetharaman Krishnan: The First Indian Director of the Geological Survey of India 8.Daulat Singh Kothari: A Great Institution Builder 9. Sachi Prasad Ray-Chaudhuri: The Father of Animal Chromosome Research in India; a short memoir 10. Ramdeo Misra: Father of Ecology in India 11. Ratan Nadirshaw Sukheswala: Carbonatite Man of India 12. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao: A Legend in Statistics 13. Gokulananda Mahapatra: The H. G. Wells of Odisha 14. Madhu Sudan Kanungo: A Visionary Who Was Ahead of His Time 15. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam: A Nationalist Scientist 16. Govindjee Govindjee: India’s Gift to the Photosynthetic Community 17. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao: A Living Legend in Indian Science 18. Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq: Father of Hybrid Rice in India 19. Jamuna Sharan Singh: A Life Dedicated to Ecology 20. Onkar Nath Srivastava: A Pioneer in Hydrogen Energy Research 21. Raghavendra Gadagkar and The Wasp Story 22. Vilayanoor V. Ramamurthy- A Biologist with Fascination for Insects